Bucket-supporting bracket.



F. D. BUCH/IRD:

BUCKET SUPPORT NG BHACKEV APPLICATION FILED III/IRI 21 ISI In ATTORNEYF. D. BOCHARD.

BUCKET SUPPORTING BRACKET.

APPucATIoN FILED MAR. 21. 1911.

lg, Patente Feb. 1918.

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EUCUdT-SUPPRTXNG BRACKET.

Application tiled. march 2?, 191'?.

To all whom '5t may concern.'

Be it known that l., FERDiNAND D. Booriamo, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Rocky Ford, in the county of Utero and State ofColorado, have invented new and useful improvements in Bucket-SupportingBrackets, of which the following is a specitication.

'lhis invention relates to improvements in brackets, and moreparticularly to bucket lupporting brackets for attachment to laders.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simply constructed,strong and etlicient bracket of this character, having a bucket holderso connected therewith as to provide for its being always arrangedvertically, regardless of the angle at which the support to which'it isattached may be disposed. v

Another object is to provide a device of this character, `the bucketholder of which is adjustable to t buckets of diderent sizes.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the coinbination and.arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood 'that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.`

in the accompanying drawings:

Figure l represents a front elevation of a portion of a ladder with thisimproved bracket applied thereto,

Fig., 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the attachment detached,

lFig. 1 is a horizontal section taken on the line 1f-i of Fig. 1, and

F ig. 5 is a transverse vertical section through the bucket holder.

1n the embodiment illustrated, this iinproved bracket is shown attachedto one side bar of a ladder lL, a portion only of said ladder' beingshown. The bracket constituting this invention comprises a supportengaging member in the form of a metal bar 1 having l..shaped arms 2extending rearwardly from one side edge thereof at or near its oppositeends, said arms being made integral with said bar and having the shortmembers 3 thereof positioned parallel with bar 1 to form in connectionwith said bar,

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clamps between which the side bar of the ladder L, to which the deviceis to be attached, is disposed. 'llhe short member 3 of each l..shapedarm 2 has a threaded aperture therein to receive a set screw t betweenwhich and the bar l., the side bar of the ladder L is clamped as isshown clearly in Fig. 1. When so disposed, the rear face of bar 1 willlie flat against the outside edge of the side bar of the ladder, whilethe arms 2 will be arranged across the front face thereof as is shownclearly in Fig. 1.

An arm 5 extends laterally from the outer face of bar 1 preferablymidway of the length thereof may be made integral therewith oriixed'thereto by any suita le means. rllhis arm 5 as illustrated is inthe form of a bar, rectangular in cross section, having a cylindricalscrew threaded free end 6 with a shoulder 7 at the base of said threadedeirtension. Braces 8 are connected with bar 1, and with the ,outer endof arm 5 as is shown clearly in Fig. 1, and adapt said arm to sup portheavy weights without danger of breakage or bending thereof. A thumb nut9 is carried by the screw threaded extension 6 of arm 5, and a washer 10is also carried by said extension, and between said washer and theshoulder 7 on the arm, is designed 'to be clamped a standard 11 whichcarries the support for the bucket or other object. rl`his standard 11has an eye at one end through which the eXtension 6 of arm 5 passes andwhereby said standard is loosely engaged with said extension to providefor its free turning thereon but may be clamped in adjusted position bynut 9.

A plate 12 is carried by the upper or free end of the standard 11extending in a plane at right angles thereto on both sides thereof, andis designed to operate as a platform or support for a bucket carryingmember 13. The 'standard 11 is also provided with a threaded opening 111near said plate 12 for a purpose to be presently described.

rThe bucket holder is composed of two sections 15 and 16 here shown inthe form of semicircular plates, each having an upstanding flange 17around the peripheral edge thereof, the straight edges of said platesbeing arranged opposite to each other as isv shown clearly in Figs. 3and 1 and are designed to abut when said sections are at the limit oftheir inmost position. vlhe plate 12 is secured to section 15 by anysuitable means and is of auch a size-as to underlap section 16 and forma guide therefor when these two sections are moved toward or away fromeach other. A plate 18, here shown arcuate in form, is secured to thelower face or bottom of section 16 adjacent its periphery, and hasdepending therefrom an apertured lug or ear 19 designed to receive ascrew bolt 20, which is loosely enga ed with said lug and held by meansof a loc nut 21 carried by the screw bolt 20 and which cooperates withan enlarged head 22 formed on the outer end of said bolt, said headbeing preferably knurled to facilitate the actuation of the bolt. Thisscrew bolt 20 also extends through the threaded aperture in the standard11 and by the turning of said bolt in one direction or the other, thesections 15 and 16 of the bucket holder are moved toward or away fromeach other according to the direction in which said bolt is turned.

In the use of this improved bracket, which may be employed forsupporting paint buckets or any other receptacle to which it may beadapted, the bracket proper is fastened to one side bar of the ladder. Lin the manner above described, with the arm 5 projecting laterallyoutward therefrom at one side thereof, and when the ladder has beenpositioned at the desired angle, the bucket support is adjusted todispose it horizontally by irst loosening nut 9 on the arm extenj sion 6and positioning standard 11 vertically. 'Ihe nut 9 is then tightened upand the standard will be secure y held in this position.

The bucket holder may then be adjusted to receive the bucket, for thesupport of which it is intended by positioning the sections 15 and 16toward or away from each other in the manner above described "and theapparatus is ready for use, it being understood that the flange 17 willprevent any lateral movement of the bucket after it has been positionedin the holder.

While this improved bracket has been shown and described in connectionwith a ladder, it is to be understood that it may be used in connectionwith any other support for which it is adapted.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of themethod of operation will be readily namens invention together with thedevice which I f now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, Idesire to have it understood that the device shown is merelyillustrative and that such changes may be made as are within the scopeof the claimed invention.

I claim:-

l. In a bracket of the class described, a support engaging device havina laterally extending fixed arm, a standar carried by said arm andadapted to be swung in a vertical plane, means for holding said standardin adjusted position, a plate carried by the free end of said standard,said standard having a threaded openin extending therethrough adjacentsaid p ate, a laterally expansible article holder mounted on said plateand comprising a fixed member secured to the plate and a movable memberresting thereon and having a depending apertured ear, the aperturetherein being threaded, and a screw operable through said threaded earand the aperture in said standard whereby said movable member ma beadjusted toward or away from the ed member carried by said plate.

2. In a device of the class described, a bar having L-shaped membersextending at one edge from opposite ends thereof to form supportreceiving seats between the short arms of said members and said bar,said members having means for detachably securing the support in saidseats, an arm extending laterally at right angles fromsaid bar in adirection opposite to said L-shaped members and at a point midwaybetweenthem, said arm having its free end threaded and a shoulder at its base,braces connecting said bar and arm, a standard having an eye at one endfor engagement with said threaded arm end, a nut for clamping saidstandard in adjusted position, and an article supporting platformcarried by said standard.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FERDINAND D. BOCHARI).

Witnesses:

FRANK Y. HANCK, ARTHUR S. BEYMER.

